Ice-cream spoon.



PATENTED 00T; 1e, 1906.

E. NIBLSEN. 10E CREAM SPOON.

APPLICATION FILED PEB. 26, 1906.

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PATENTED 00T. 16,1906.

No. a833,620.

' R. NIELSEN.

1GB CREA-M sPooN'. APPLICATION FILED 113.26, 1906.

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Snowdon j?. 7l/c' e 6 eri Witnesses UNITED STATES vPATENT oEEicE.

RASMUS NIELSEN, OF TROY, N YORK, lASSIGrNORTO CATHERINE NIELSEN AND HENRY S. GILES, TROY,' NEW YORK.

{CSE-'CREAM SPOON.

Speccation of Letters Patent.`

Patented oet. ie, 190e.

Application `filed February 26,1906. Serial No. 308,071.

To (LZZ whom it. 17a/ay concern.

, in the county of Rensselaer and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improveinents in Ice-Cream Spoonsof which the Jfollowing is a specification. j This invention relates to improvements in ice-cream spoons. v

In this art dealersare compelled by sani-` tary lawsto keepthe spoonsexceptionally clean, and to do so means must beprovided to prevent the accumulation Aof cream' in the crevices of the bowl and between the arts;J If the cream is not thoroughly remove after the spoon has been used, it becomes sour and in time germs prevail, making it exceedingly dangerous to health. j

It is the purpose of my present invention to provide a structure whereby the means operating the ingers may be assembled in such manner that they will form a substantial structure and yet permit of dismantling and separating of the parts quickly.

To this endit is the prime object'of this invention to arrange the elements so that by reversing a simple device, such-for instance, as a screw or the like-the fingers may be released and removed romthe bowl.`

The invention also .comprehends impr ovements in the specific details of construction and the means employed for holding the partsin operative position.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter referred to and particularlypointed ou t in the claims.

ln the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of my improvement. Fig. 2 is ahvertical central section of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan View illustrating iii dotted lines the full movement of the o1wrating-lever to disengage the. gears to permit ofthe removal of the fingers. Fig. 4A is a perspective view of the parts separated. Fig. 51s a detail view, partially in section, to illustrate a slight modification. f

The numeral 1 indicates 'a main handle having at one end a bowl 2, itormed with an o ening 3 to receive a journal on the end oft e cleaning-fnigers 4. Fingers 4, two in number, conform to the conhguration of the interior of the bowl 2 and are formed from a single stri ofzmetal bent at the center to )rovide a s oulder 5. Extending from the opening 10. The huh direction. ing, handle in the opposite direction 1s limited shoulder 5 is a hub 6, having an extension S, on which 1s a gear-wheel 9 the extension projecting beyond the gear to provide a journal 7. Projecting from the outer end of the boWlis an overhano'inf bearing 8, having an 6 finds a bearing in opening 3, while the journal 7 has a bearing in the opening 10, shoulder 5 preventing the Alingers coming through the opening 3- in the end of the bowl. y

Mounted on a'stub-shaft 12 on handle 1 is a hub l13 of a finger-operating handle 14, one end of the latter having a finger-engaging portion and the opposite end being bent` to be in line with gear 9 and provided with teeth 15. At one end of teeth 151s a projection 16, While at the bottom is a ange 17 below the plane vof the gear.

A spring 18 is coiled around hub .13', having one' terminal engagmg a projection 19 on finger-operating handle 14 and its other termmal engaging a sinrilar proj ection-haiidle 1.

The spring tends to normally turn handle -14 in direction of arrovT a to cause projection 16 to engage the gear 9, which limits the movement of the finger-operating handle 14 in one Movement of the finger-operatby an adjusting-screw 20, passing through a threaded o ening 21 in handle 1, its end projecting in t e path of movement of the fingeroperating handle 14.

To assemble the parts, spring 1S is placed in position and the finger-operating handle. 14 is mounted on its projection and engages the spring. Handle 14 is then turned on its pivot in position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3 and the fingers are placed in ythe bowl, journal 7 fitting in bearing 10, the IIgear 9 being iii plane with teeth 15. Pressure on handle 14 is now released, when teeth l5 Will engage with gear't), flange 17`-engagiiig the under side of said gear to hold the fingers in posit-ion in the bowl, stop 16 engaging the edge ot" the gear and iimiting the movement, as before described. Adjlisting-screw,20 is now sere ed toward handle 14 until its end is in the pathof" its movement. l lem-e movement of the fingers in the opposite direction l is limited. f

To dismantle. the parts for cleaning oi' repairs, screw "2() is withdrawn trom the path of movement of liaiidlc 14. Then the latter is lOO turned on its pivot to the dotted-line position shown in Fig. 3, which removes fiange 17 from under gear 9, whereupon the ngers 4 will fail from the bowl, when the parts can be conveniently and readily cleaned.

The advantages of the improvement will be thoroughly understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art to which my invention appertains, and further description of the merits of the invention is not deemed necessary. j

In Fig. I have shown a slight offset 50 in the bowl to. receive a strengthening-band 51. I find this construction essential in bowls of unusual size, because of the liability of bending the fingers when dipping cream.

Gbviously I may substitute a different form of latch. in place of the screw 20. I may also change the location of the handle from the position shown in the drawings to the smaller end of the bowl. The se several changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. In an ice-cream spoon, the .combination with a handle and a bowl, of a finger operating in the bowl Aand formed with an extension, a finger-operating handle, means .on the finger-operating handle coperating with the finger extension for holding the finger in operative position, and adjustable means for permitting of the disengagement of the former means for the removal of the finger.

2. In an ice-cream spoon, the combination withl a. handle and a bowl, of fingers in the bowl and having a gear-wheel thereon, a finger-operating handle formed with teeth and a flange, said teeth engaging the gear and the flange holding the fingers in position in the bowl, moans for limiting the movement of the operating-handle in one direction, means for limiting the movement of said handle in the opposite direction, said latter means being adjustable to permit separationof the fingers from the bowl.

3. In an icc-cream spoon, the combination with a handle and a bowl, of fingers in the bowl, a gear on the fingers, a finger-operating handle having teeth and a flange, said teeth engaging the gear and the flange retaining the fingers in position by engaging with the gear.

4.V In an ice-cream spoon, the combination with a handle and a bowl, of fingers in the bowl, a finger-operating handle, means between the finger-operating handle and fingers for holding the fingers in position, and removable means for permitting movement of' the finger-operating handle for disengagement of the fingers from the bowl,

5. In an ice-cream spoon, the combination with a handle, of a bowl, fingers the bowl,

a shoulder formed on the fingers, a journal extending from' the shoulder, a bearing for the journal, a ngeroperating handle, a flange between the finger-operating handle and the fingers for holding the fingers in cooperative relationship, means permitting disengagement of the fingers 'from the finger-operating handle, and means for turning the fingers by the finger-operating handle.

6. In an ice-cream spoon, the combination with a main handle and a bowl, of fingers operating in the bowl, a gear operating in conjunction with the fingers, a finger-operating handle pivotally mounted on the main handle, teeth on the finger-operating handle, said teeth engagin with'the gear, a ligadjacent the teeth to Ii finger-operating handle in one direction, a flange between the end of the finger-operating handle and the fingers to hold the fingers in operative position, a spring on the fingeroperating handle for normally positioning the lug'to limit the movement of said fingeroperating handle, and an adjustable element in the path of movement of the finger-operating handle to limit its movement in the opposite direction, said element when adjusted permitting removal of the fingers from the bowl.

7. In an ice-cream spoon, the combination with a handle and a bowl, fingers in the bowl, a finger-operating handle, means between the finger-operating handle and spoon for transmitting rotary motion to the fingers, means for retaining the fingers and linger-operating handle in operative relation, and a set-screw which limits the movement of the finger-operating handle in one direction, said set-screw adapted to be adjusted to permit disengagement of the fingers from the bowl and the finger-operating handle. A

8. .An ice-cream spoon. comprising a bowl formed with an opening, iingersin the bowl, a gear on the end of the fingers and adapted to pass through the opening, a finger-operating handle having teeth which coperate with the gear, and means adapted to hold the teeth in mesh with the gear or permit disengageiient of said teeth and gear. l

9. An ice-cream spoon comprising a bowl formed with a depression, fingers mounted to move on the inside ofthe bowl, a reinforcingband seated in the depression and connected mit the movement ofthev to the fingers, an'd means for operating the-f fingers.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two subscribing witnesses. 

